Painter in a savage land : the strange saga of the first European artist in North America

Author/Creator:

Harvey, Miles, 1960-

Publication/Creation:

New York : Random House, [2008]

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

1st edition.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Painter in a savage land : the strange saga of the first European artist in North America / Miles Harvey

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques,1533?-1588
Le Moyne de Morgues, Jacques,1533?-1588--Relations with Indians
Botanical artists--France--Biography
French--North America--Biography
Colonists--North America--Biography
Plants--Florida--History--16th century
Timucua Indians--Florida--History--16th century
Spaniards--Florida--History--16th century
Florida--History--Huguenot colony, 1562-1565
Florida--Ethnic relations--History--16th century

Description/Summary

Summary:

From the author of the national bestseller "The Island of Lost Maps" comes the fascinating story of the first European artist to paint life among the Indians and colonists in the unbelievably harsh and hostile New World. Illustrated.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xx, 338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990022208500302486

ISBN:

1400061202 (alk. paper)
9781400061204 (alk. paper)

OCLC Number:

174134006

Barcode:

010001383337